Man injured when boat runs aground near South Arm

August 06, 2013

A Florida man suffered four broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung after the watercraft he was piloting ran aground near South Arm Township on Friday.

Edward John Demmer, 54, of West Palm Beach, Fla., was navigating his 41-foot vessel from the East Jordan area back to his residence in Ironton when he ran aground near the crossing of M-66 and Flagg Road. He was treated at the Charlevoix Area Hospital for his injuries after the 10:50 p.m. accident.

The Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by East Jordan EMS.